By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent FUNDING PROPOSAL of N873.78 billion has been submitted for the conduct of Nigeria’s 2027 general elections by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). JKNewsMedia.com reports that Professor Joash Amupitan, Chairman of the commission, presented the estimate before the National Assemb...
By Ajibola Olaide, JKNewsMedia Reporter RANKING OF 142nd out of 182 countries placed Nigeria near the lower end of the 2025 Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) released by Transparency International, highlighting continued concerns about governance and accountability. JKNewsMedia.com reports that the index, which measures perceived levels of p...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent ELECTION DATES for the 2027 general polls have been scheduled, with presidential and National Assembly elections fixed for February 20, 2027, and governorship and State Houses of Assembly elections set for March 6, 2027. JKNewsMedia.com reports that the Independent National Electoral Commission...
By JKNewsMedia SEVERING TIES with the national grid has moved closer for the Aso Presidential Villa in Abuja, with work on its solar power initiative reaching the final stage and full transition targeted for March 2026. JKNewsMedia.com reports that Temitope Fashedemi, State House Permanent Secretary, disclosed this on Wednesday while presenti...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent DIPLOMATIC AND institutional gains marked Nigeria’s participation at the just concluded 39th Session of the Executive Council of the African Union, with the country recording outcomes aimed at advancing Africa’s economic integration, peace, security and democratic governance. JKNewsMedia.com re...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent SENATORS ON Tuesday reversed an earlier decision rejecting a proposal for real‑time electronic transmission of election results, yielding to pressure from labour unions, civil society groups and lawyers seeking to prevent electoral fraud. JKNewsMedia.com reports that last week, senators voted a...
By Ajibola Olaide, JKNewsMedia Reporter SEVERE FUNDING constraints limited the Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare to N36m out of the N218bn appropriated for its 2025 capital expenditure, significantly hindering the execution of critical health projects, the Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare Prof Muhammad Ali Pate, ...
By JKNewsMedia DEFEAT OF terrorism and banditry formed the centrepiece of President Bola Tinubu’s address on Monday as he declared the threats unacceptable and foreign to Nigeria’s values. JKNewsMedia.com reports that declaring open the Second National Economic Council Conference (SNECC) at the State House Conference Centre, Abuja, the Presid...
By Ajibola Olaide, JKNewsMedia Reporter COCAINED CONCEALED inside the body of a China bound passenger triggered a string of arrests and seizures nationwide as operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) intercepted multiple drug consignments and dismantled a synthetic cannabis facility. NDLEA operatives arrested a 62-year-o...
By Bolanle BOLAWOLE IN THE first instalment last week, the response to the question whether the new FG-ASUU agreement will end strikes in our universities was ambivalent. “Yes” to some but “No” to others. “Yes” if the agreement is seen as a means to an end and not an end in itself. If it is […]
